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Lillington Local History Society The Lillington Local History Society Lillington Local meets on the first Friday of each month History Society in the Hall next to the Free Church, Cubbington Road, Lillington, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 7AL at 4.00 for 4.30 pm. Light refreshments are available before the Lime Avenue before the road was meeting. extended beyond Manor Farm. The Society has a growing membership and new members are warmly welcomed to our meetings. Membership subscription is £12 per annum or £1 paid at each meeting attended. Members do not have to have any expertise in Lillington and its history, but an interest in finding out new facts about the area and Cottages in Cubbington Road, now taking steps to preserve them for posterity. Midland Oak. Image reproduced by permission demolished. Further details can be obtained from The of Warwickshire County Record Office Image reproduced by permission of Warwickshire County Chain Office, 89 Crown Way, Lillington CV32 Record Office 7SH LILLINGTON HAS A HISTORY TOO Friday 3 June 2016 Friday 7 October 2016 Programme 2016 AN AFTERNOON OF MAPS AIRFIELDS AND PERSONALITIES IN Friday 8 January 2016 MID WARWICKSHIRE Chris Rhodes presents a range of historic PAST EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL maps featuring Lillington A presentation by Barry Franklin CONSERVATION Alan Mayes speaks about his experiences with Saturday 25 June 2016 Friday 4 November 2016 properties in Leamington and the local area GUIDED TOUR OF THE RUINS OF HISTORY OF LILLINGTON SCHOOL Friday 5 February 2016 KENILWORTH ABBEY Margaret Rushton tells us about the SOUTHVILLE - GROWING UP IN THE School and gives us a Victorian School Details to be announced CHARLOTTE STREET AREA OF LEAMINGTON Lesson Mick Jeffs, a highly accomplished natural artist Friday 1 July 2016 with a great interest in buildings and architectural Friday 25 November 2016 styles BRING A MEMORY OR AN OBJECT STOLEN LIVES Members are invited to bring a Memory or an Friday 4 March 2016 Sir Andrew Hamilton presents his book object from Lillington or elsewhere about the Great War. HISTORY OF LEAMINGTON COLLEGE The meeting will be held at by Alan Griffin No Friday afternoon meeting in August Lillington School, Cubbington Road, Friday 1 April 2016 Lillington CV32 7AG at 7.30pm UMBERSLADE BAPTIST CHAPEL Friday 2 September 2016 Friday 2 December 2016 Peter Coulls presents a fascinating example of a ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING followed by CHRISTMAS MEETING Member's interest in an old building ELAINE RUMMERY TRIBUTE MEETING Members will be able to test their Friday 6 May 2016 Presentation of some of the late Elaine knowledge with a quiz. Mary Kelly will Rumary's extensive local history archive also present items from her interesting HISTORY OF LILLINGTON PARISH CHURCH newspaper collections at a festive by Richard Taulbut, Tower Captain of the Church meeting .
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